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ASPARAGUS TARTS RECIPE INGREDIENTS
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Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Trim your asparagus (see my notes below for tips). Toss the asparagus with oil and salt on a large rimmed baking sheet. Roast the asparagus for 5 minutes, or until bright green. When done, let it cool at room temperature until cool to the touch. While the asparagus roasts: line another large baking sheet with parchment paper. Gently unfold the puff pastry on a clean countertop or surface. Cut into 6 approximately 4 x 6-inch rectangles. Move the puff pastry rectangles to the large baking sheet. Using a sharp knife, very lightly draw a ½-inch frame around the edges of each tart, being careful not to cut through the pastry. In a small bowl, mix together the softened cream cheese and dijon mustard until smooth. Spread 2 teaspoons of the cream cheese mixture on the inside rectangle of each pastry. Cut the slices of provolone cheese in half. Place 1 half on the center of each puff pastry, on top of the cream cheese. Divide the cooled asparagus spears between the puff pastry rectangles. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the pastries are puffed and the cheese is bubbly and golden. Remove the tarts from the oven and squeeze or sprinkle with lemon juice. Let the tarts cool until comfortable to the touch and serve! 14
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G CONNECTS YOU WITH WORLD AROUND YOU A while back, I fitted some hearing aids for a gentleman with a life long profound hearing loss and he had never been able to hear very well with his previous aids.
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It looks like Father’s Day 20 normal than last year. What is the Father’s Day date 2021? Pop it in your calendars now — Father’s Day 2021 is scheduled on June 20, 2021. As the UK continues to ease lockdown restrictions, doting children across the UK will be able to go to the pub, sit indoors, and even give their dads a hug, to celebrate this year’s event. But when is Father’s Day this year — and why does the date change all the time? Read on to find out…
Why does the date change every year? If you’ve ever had a heart attack because you’ve seen ‘Father’s Day’ trending, and you’ve forgotten to get a card for your dear old dad, you’re certainly not the only one. Father’s Day falls on a different date every year, and can vary between countries, making it a notoriously difficult holiday to keep track of.
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trendy garden screens and put some eye-catching plants in front. Put it in a woodland garden with multistemmed trees and under plant with ferns, tellima and tiarella and turn the under part into a secret den.
lavender, rosemary, dill and even basil. If you havegone to overboard on the cocktails then Korean Mint, AKA Agastache is supposed to be a great hangover cure as a tea. J is for Jasmine. Is there a garden in the country without a jasmine in it? From the lovely winter flowering shrubs to the summer climbers, these plants work hard and just do well. J is for Jumping. Another ubiquitous family garden element, the trampoline needn’t be an eye sore. Sink it into the ground (and when the kids grow up make the hole a wildlife pond), use trellis or some of those
J is for joy. The longest days are here and there is magic to be had on those long evenings and early mornings. There is a reason midsummer night’s dream wasn’t midwinter night’s dream. Sniff the woodbine, feel the naughty spirits and create a little fairy magic in your garden.
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Definitely NOT been a quiet time at Brackley Football Club...
Despite the National League North season cancelled it has most definitely NOT been a quiet time at Brackley Town Football Club. On the pitch, preparations continue for the new season as Kevin Wilkin’s side aims to go one step further than in each of the last four seasons. On each occasion Saints reached the play-off finals only to fall at the final hurdle. Player signings include the core of last season’s squad including stalwart and captain Gareth Dean. The St James Park pitch has seen extensive pre-season
work taking advantage of the prolonged close season so that the football benefits from a great playing surface. However, as important as the news of the football looking ahead to the new season, is the news of The Venue, the club’s new clubhouse and entertainment and events centre due for completion in the coming weeks. The official opening is anticipated for close on the two year anniversary of the fire that destroyed the previous building and the club has been through challenging times to reach
this point.
But the wait has been worth it. The new facility for the club and the Brackley community is quite spectacular and will offer new opportunities for the town in terms of entertainment events and hiring for private events. “The Laughing Saint” is the new comedy club setting up at The Venue bringing top comedians from around the UK to Brackley as a regular fixture in the entertainment calendar of the town. Look out for this and other events over the coming months and be sure to visit The Venue.
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I’m not referring to the tiny, feathered variety in the garden but the indomitable ladies who joined the Women’s Royal Naval Service. Specifically, ladies who joined up between 1946 and 1981 and did their basic training at Training Depot Burghfield/ HMTE Burghfield/HMTE Dauntless/HMS Dauntless/Reading. Dauntless Divisional Photos is a nationwide project, in collaboration with the Association of Wrens, to gather divisional photographs and memories from those training days but also to reunite ladies with old friends, share anecdotes and relive exciting moments. So if you, your mum, granny, aunt, godmother or even next door neighbour donned a blue suit and aimed for a life on the ocean wave, please get in touch on either ddpwrens@gmail.com or
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